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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
FEL 475SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY2 + 07th Semester4

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective Understanding the relationship between philosophy and science
Course Content We will be focusing on the following issues: inductivism; verificationism; does science explain or merely describe?; Popper’s falsificationism, Science as a research program: Kuhn and Lakatos, Feyerabend.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Defining Philosophical thinking
2Show the relationship between Philosophy and Science
3Comparison with Philosophy and science
4Explain the development of scientific thought

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14114
Assignments12626
Mid-terms11010
Final examination11212
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






104

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COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2020-2021 Fall3ALPER BİLGEHAN YARDIMCI


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
FEL 475 SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY 2 + 0 3 Turkish 2020-2021 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. ALPER BİLGEHAN YARDIMCI alperyardimci@pau.edu.tr KKM A0201-04 %
Goals Understanding the relationship between philosophy and science
Content We will be focusing on the following issues: inductivism; verificationism; does science explain or merely describe?; Popper’s falsificationism, Science as a research program: Kuhn and Lakatos, Feyerabend.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 What is Science? What is Philosophy? What is Philosophy of Science?
2 The Meaning and the Scope of Science
3 Science, Everyday Knowledge, Religion and Philosophy
4 Science and Language
5 Scientific Method: Its scope and boundaries
6 Demarcation Problem in Science
7 The Vienna Circle
8 Karl Popper's Understanding of Science
9 Thomas Kuhn's Criteria of Science
10 Different Interpretations of the Scientific Method
11 Ways to Reach the Phenomenon: Observation and Experiment
12 What is Scientific Explanation?
13 The Concept of Scientific Law
14 Overall Assessment
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam60Final Exam
Midterm Exam40Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes